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In this book in particular, I was particularly struck by how she can show so much about our own culture and planet and the human condition in general by examining the culture and history of a planet and people entirely different than our own. Show us about ourselves by examining what we are not and what is alien to us.

I think this may be one of my new favorite books. But I'm very glad we read it during the summer - all that snow and cold may have been a bit too much for the middle of winter.]]>